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Six arrested in connection with burglary at Ronaldo house
Madrid: Six people have been arrested in connection with the three-million-euro burglary at the house belonging to former Brazil forward Ronaldo, AFP learned on Thursday from sources close to the investigation.Paris Saint-Germain player Marco Verratti was staying at Ronaldo's house in Ibiza but was not home when the burglars struck on Monday, making off with jewellery and money.Two people were arrested in the port of Denia in eastern Spain and...
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Zain launches FREE Hajj roaming promotion
KUWAIT: Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, launches its special promotion for customers traveling to perform Hajj this year. The promotion allows postpaid and prepaid customers to keep in touch with their loved ones by using Internet and voice calls at no cost at Hajj locations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.Zain launches this special promotion every year to keep customers who travel to the Sacred House connected to each other...
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Kuwait's May crude oil exports to Japan up 2.2 Pct
KUWAIT: Kuwait's crude oil exports to Japan in May rose 2.2 percent from a year earlier to 5.55 million barrels, or 179,000 barrels per day (bpd), up for the third month in a row, government data showed Thursday. As Japan's fourth-biggest oil provider, Kuwait supplied 6.9 percent of the Asian nation's total crude imports, the Japanese Natural Resources and Energy Agency said in a preliminary report.Japan's overall imports of crude oil grew 7.7...
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Russia says leaving Ukraine's Snake Island
MOSCOW: Russia announced Thursday it was pulling its forces from Ukraine's Snake Island, calling it a "goodwill gesture" to allow Kyiv to export agricultural products."On June 30, as a gesture of goodwill, the Russian armed forces completed their tasks on Snake Island and withdrew a garrison stationed there," the defence ministry said in a statement.
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Kuwait Civil Aviation: Total of 542,161 passengers expected during Eid holiday
KUWAIT: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation stated Thursday that departures and arrivals to and from Kuwait International Airport during Eid Al-Adha holiday, between July 7 and July 16, will be around 542,161 passengers.General Director, Yousef Al-Fouzan, stated to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) that total of flights during said period will be around 3,484 flights. He explained that total of arriving flights carrying 285,155 passengers will...
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Kuwait oil down 55 cents to USD 116.91 pb - KPC
Kuwait: The price of Kuwaiti oil went down by 55 cents to reach USD 116.91 per barrel on Wednesday, compared with USD 117.46 pb a day earlier, said the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) on Thursday.Globally, Brent crude futures dropped by USD 1.72 to USD 116.26 pb, as the West Texas Intermediate crude fell by USD 1.98 to USD 109.78 pb.
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NATO leaders invite Finland, Sweden to join
Madrid: NATO leaders agreed Wednesday to formally invite Finland and Sweden to join the alliance after Turkey struck a deal with the Nordic duo to drop its objections, a statement said."Today, we have decided to invite Finland and Sweden to become members of NATO, and agreed to sign the Accession Protocols," a declaration from a summit in Madrid said.
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Kuwait parliament speaker heads to Azerbaijan for Non-Aligned Movement conference
National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Ali Al-Ghanim left to Azerbaijan on Wednesday to take part in the Parliamentary Network of Non-Aligned Movement Conference.According to "Al-Dustoor" news network, the tongue of the Kuwaiti parliament, Al-Ghanim will address a speech on behalf of the Kuwaiti delegation during the conference, due in the capital Baku, under the patronage of Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev. The conference's theme is "Enhancing...
State of Kuwait's delegation headed by Minister of Education Dr. Ali Al-Mudhaf
Kuwait prepares to develop education system, raise it to int'l levels
PARIS: Minister of Education Dr Ali Al-Mudhaf stated Wednesday that Kuwait is rustling up big projects and initiatives aiming to further development of education system in Kuwait raising indicators to international levels.This came in Minister Mudhaf's statement to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) and Kuwait TV on the sidelines of participating in a pre-summit for the Transformation Education Summit (2022) conference hosted by UNESCO in French capital...
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Allies freeze $330 bn of Russian assets since Ukraine invasion: task force
Washington: A sanctions task force of leading Ukraine allies has frozen more than $330 billion in financial resources owned by Russia's elite and its central bank since Moscow's invasion, the group announced Wednesday.The Russian Elites, Proxies, and Oligarchs Task Force (REPO) said in a joint statement that they had blocked $30 billion in assets belonging to Russian oligarchs and officials, and immobilized $300 billion owned by the Russian...
Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag
Turkey to seek extradition of 33 suspects from Finland, Sweden
Istanbul: Turkey said Wednesday it would seek the extradition of 33 "terror" suspects from Sweden and Finland under a deal that paved the way for Ankara to back the Nordic countries' NATO membership bids."We will seek the extradition of terrorists from the relevant countries within the framework of the new agreement," signed on Tuesday by the foreign ministers of Turkey, Sweden and Finland, Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag was quoted as saying by...
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Kuwait ophthalmologist shows innovative techniques at Milan conf.
Rome: Dr. Khalid Al-Sabti, a well-known Kuwaiti ophthalmologist, conducted a successful critical surgery via video at an international conference in Milan City in Italy, to become the first Arab surgeon to do so.The Kuwaiti doctor was among 16 surgeons from different countries partaking in the vitrectomy conference in Milan to display up-to-date retina treatment techniques.Dr. Al-Sabti conducted a critical surgery using an innovative technique in...
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Crackdown on visa violators
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Kuwait expands ‘open door’ policy to virtual domain
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Minister of Municipal Affairs Dr Noura Al-Mashaan and Head of the Municipal Council Abdullah Al-Mahari inspect the Darwazat Abdulrazzaq project. – KUNA photos
Darwaza Abdulrazzaq project set to reopen
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Interior cracks down on residency violators
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Saudi energy minister announces discovery of multiple oil, gas fields